If approved, single-use checkout bags would be banned in Hingham with some exceptions.
The following is from the Hingham Police Department. Where arrests and charges are mentioned, they do not imply conviction.
These three laws are among a host of measures that will go into effect Thursday to kick off the new year.
Spraying and egg addling will take place to address the issue of geese at Bathing Beach.
Governor-elect Charlie Baker has selected three Hingham residents to serve on his schools transition team.
The governor’s race was one the closest statewide results in recent memory.
With more than 95 percent of precincts reporting, some media outlets are projecting Charlie Baker the winner. But Coakley is not conceding.
State legislators passed a law allowing three casinos and a slots parlor in 2011. On Tuesday, it was voters turn to decide.
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Deborah B. Goldberg, former Brookline selectwoman, will take on the Republican Michael J. Heffernan in November
Democratic candidate Steven Grossman conceded to Coakley Tuesday night.
With 64 percent of precincts reporting, Maura Healey had 62 percent of the vote to Warren Tolman’s 38 percent.
Two new grant programs were announced by the state government on Tuesday that make grant money available to coastal communities.
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The new bill is part of the goal to create safer communities throughout the state.
Federal officials told Gov. Patrick this week they won't move forward with the previously-proposed program.
With the economic benefits of legalized marijuana working for Colorado, is our state next in line?
The bipartisan group will also be visiting Israel.
Suffolk University/Boston Herald survey has AG leading by 13 percent.
The Massachusetts Coalition to End Gun Violence issued a report Monday calling for stricter gun laws in the Commonwealth.
The Massachusetts primary is set for Sept. 9.
The state's Department of Public Health announced Friday morning the 20 applicants that will be receiving medicinal marijuana licenses to operate in Massachusetts.
She also has a lead over Republican candidate Mark Fisher, according to the survey.
Several colleagues spoke on behalf of Finegold during a Wednesday event in Hyde Park.
Hingham officials say the issues are overstated, the Globe reports.
The announcement comes months after a five-year-old Fitchburg boy went missing.
A story published Friday on Politico ranked the Bay State as fifth in the nation.
Exemptions to the law include law enforcement and fire vehicles, public address systems at sanctioned events, and snow removal equipment noises.
The U.S. Postal Service’s regulator approved the increase of about 6 percent across all mail services.
Playtex has received 99 reports of the holder cracking or breaking.
Bills are in the mail.